Slashing fossil fuel use could save millions of lives at risk due to air pollution, new research suggests
Many premature deaths around the globe are due to air pollution, which can cause heart, lung and other diseases. New research suggests that a rapid reduction in air pollution emissions would save millions of lives.
Worldwide, 3.61 million people are dying each year due to outdoor pollution caused by fossil fuels, an international team of researchers estimates. Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, are responsible for about 78% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency . Ethan Novek wants to capture carbon and clean up fossil fuelsAn additional 1.
Obradovich noted one"pretty big omission." The study authors acknowledge that If you pull particulates from the atmosphere, you will increase short-term global warming. However, they do not explain that an increase in average temperatures around the globe will increase deaths, he said. This detail bears mention, he said, even though it's very likely that there will be more lives saved by reducing air pollution than lives lost due to higher average temperatures.
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